Jogging and ...peeing

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  • Im_NotPerfect
    Im_NotPerfect Posts: 2,181 Member
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    From what I've read on here, this is VERY common. Happens to a LOT of runners. I typically go to the bathroom about 2-3 times before I leave the house just to avoid this. Also a lot of people make sure they have a bathroom somewhere in their route for just in case.
  • laurie62ann
    laurie62ann Posts: 433 Member
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    I must say I get the urge to pee when I first start running, but it goes away if I ignore it. Is this the only form of exercise that this happens?
  • lwoodroff
    lwoodroff Posts: 1,431 Member
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    Always worth seeing the doc, it does sound like pelvic floor (oh believe me after 2 c sections I know!) - but you might get a referral to a specialist physio, who will give you some exercises. For some people a small operation is needed where they put a kind of hammock to hold up the pelvic floor / bladder... however if you're on MFP it's probably because you want to help your body yourself!

    the most useful exercise I was given was:
    on waking, after each visit to the bathroom, and before bed, lean on the wall (eg of the toilet stall) to put your lower back flush against it. bend your knees slightly. This focuses everything on the pelvic floor and not elsewhere. Lift up your pelvic floor (the classic lift the front - as though stopping a wee - lift the back - as though stopping a fart - and then lift the centre - as though tucking in to zip up tight trousers). do this for 1 second then release x 10, then do for 10 seconds x 1.

    if you do it 5x/day consistently then in 3 months you should notice a definite difference. I went from having to use pads to being able to use tampons again. that is a major difference!

    of course then the challenge is keeping it up for the rest of your life.. not my strongest point!
  • angelmma
    angelmma Posts: 33 Member
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    Alot of women experience this, especially after having children and it's mainly due to the pelvic floor muscles being weak and could even be a slight prolapse (I have a prolapse and I'm recieving physio for it) my physiotherapist told me that alot of women experience a need for peeing (caused by the stress of running exercising) and think its normal but it could be an underlying problem of a prolapse. Also cutting out caffeine is recommended for helping reduce bladder urgency. I'm not saying that u have a prolapse but if reducing your fluid intake before running doesn't help then maybe a little check up wouldn't hurt, good luck x
  • robinogue
    robinogue Posts: 1,117 Member
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    I'm 23 and have that problem, except that I don't jog. It happens with jumping jacks. Very uncomfortable! I take it as a product of my weight gain, and the problem has lessened after losing enough weight.

    omgosh you hit the nail on the head!!! Jumping jacks are the worse!! I'm 42 and have reached all my goals and this is one problem I can't get passed!

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